Chance Vought F7U-1 Cutlass

[Jicehem]

Hi, everybody,

To see here is the oldest kit that I've built. It was propbably issued for the first time in... 1949 or, at least 1950 at the same time than the F-80A Shooting Star. That was a time when Lindberg were still known under their original trade mark : "O' Line" (becoming "Lindberg Lines" in 1952).
The kit is surprisingly in 1/48 scale in both length and span (a rarely seen fact at the time !). Many kits of the era had their span and length in different scales because of the dimensions of the boxes ! Lindberg, to signify their kits has a same scale in all dimensions added on their boxes "Constant scale kit".
The markings of the plane shown are those of the Reno races in 1949, this Cutlass belonging always to the NATC.










Cheers,

Jicehem 

[No.1]

Treasure again  Excellent and nice idea to arrange one photo gallery of this fighter

[No.1]

And here it is:

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/borbene-letelice-combat-warplanes/vought-f7u-cutlass/

[Jicehem]

Hi mate,

I've other treasures but not built... Such as this one (look at the colors of the clouds in background !) :


Cheers,

Jicehem 

[No.1]

Well- keep it intact

[Sall]

Real treasure!!!!

[Jicehem]

And these other ones :


Unfortunately not in good state, a box with the very early logo of Lindberg :


And the first kit that I ever built entirely bt myself in... 1956 !


Cheers,

Jicehem   

[No.1]

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[Sall]